Moving memorial for victims of attack I wanted to share my thoughts of the terrorist attack and the heartfelt memorial that took place Dec. 2. A year ago something happened that shocked us all. This attack changed so many people...

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The world’s populists aren’t finished yet. Although the cocktail of discontent is different in every country, the pattern of political earthquakes across the western world has continued in Italy. There, voters rejected Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s proposed constitutional reform and triggered his resignation. The lesson? Money matters — but not as much as the West’s elites might think. A clue to the problem is found in how closely...

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The California Legislature opened a new session Dec. 5 with Democrats holding more than two-thirds of the seats in both the state Senate and Assembly after an election that defied the national trend toward Republicans. Democrats’ supermajority in the Legislature empowers them to make important moves without Republicans’ cooperation, such as approving tax increases, overturning vetoes by Gov. Jerry Brown, and putting state constitutional amendments on the...

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We asked readers, Are President-elect Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest a real concern? Conflicts will raise doubts about Trump’s motives I do find Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest due to his business investments very worrisome. One reason is that he refuses to release the necessary...

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On the one-year anniversary of the Dec. 2, 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, we gathered in our places of worship and civic venues to honor those taken from us by two people who called themselves Muslims, but who violated God’s sacred laws in the Quran and chose instead the path of hate — choosing the evil of murder over the sanctity of life. There are some who think the two people who perpetrated the heinous and unspeakable atrocities a year ago were, in fact, true...

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To some progressives, California’s huge endorsement for the losing side for president reflects our state’s moral superiority. Some even embrace the notion that California should secede so that we don’t have to associate with the “deplorables” who tilted less enlightened places to President-elect Donald Trump. One can imagine our political leaders even inviting President Barack Obama, who reportedly now plans to move to our state, to serve as the California...

By Joel Kotkin|5 days ago

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Sometimes it seems like California’s busybody bureaucrats have done everything they can. But now, they’re about to embark on their most difficult challenge: convincing cows to stop farting. Livestock are responsible for about 15 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and most of that is due to “enteric fermentation” — or, in less scientific terms: “lettin’ one rip.” Cows are particularly good at pumping greenhouse...

By Erich Boehm|5 days ago

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When it comes to Donald Trump, let’s just say libertarians have a complex relationship. In the past, he’s voiced support for legalizing drugs. More recently, he’s expressed an interest in waterboarding and worse. Last month, Trump included in his spate of transition-team meetings John Allison, the former head of the Cato Institute, the marquee libertarian think tank. But he’s also flouting free markets by celebrating his own deal with Carrier to keep 1,000 jobs in...

By James Poulos|5 days ago

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If it was jarring to hear Mike Pence being booed by liberals while attending the Broadway show “Hamilton” with his daughter, it was even more disquieting when the cast lectured him from the stage at the musical’s conclusion. I did not vote for Donald Trump, but one of the most dispiriting aspects of this presidential transition period is hearing people I admire, such as Bruce Springsteen and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, defend such rudeness.

By Carl M. Cannon|6 days ago

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Thankfully, the 11 victims of a car and knife attack on Monday at Ohio State University are expected to survive. But while not the most deadly attack in recent memory, in many ways it presents a confluence of issues that President-elect Donald Trump must address immediately. It is a convergence of radical Islam, ISIS-inspired attacks at home and abroad, and anti-Islamic sentiment and violence against peaceful Muslims. ISIS has claimed responsibility, calling the attacker one of...